One person is dead two others have been airlifted to hospital after a serious crash in Central Otago.
The two-car crash was reported just after 5pm, a police spokesperson said.
The collision happened on Scotland St, State Highway 8, in Roxburgh.
One person has died. Two others have been flown to Dunedin Hospital, one in a serious condition and a second with minor injuries.
The road was initially closed, with diversions in place after the crash, but has since re-opened.